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Investigation report published after entanglement incident

The Resources Regulator in NSW has published an investigation report into an incident in which a worker suffered the amputation of his left arm when it became entangled on the rotating drill steel of a jumbo drill rig on 19 June 2023.

The incident occurred at Cadia East Underground Mine near Orange in NSW. The investigation found a number of factors contributed to the worker being exposed to the risk of serious injury or death.

Read the full report and recommendations to industry (PDF, 806.82 KB).

 

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